Front for Democracy in Burundi

The Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBRU) is a Hutu progressive political party in Burundi that was founded in 1986. The party was the successor of the communist Burundi Workers' Party, and the party won power in 1993, making Melchior Ndadaye the new President of Burundi. The election of a Hutu government led to Ndadaye's assassination and the outbreak of genocide between Hutus and Tutsis, mirroring the violence in neighboring Rwanda. In 2008, the party boycotted the National Assembly elections due to its opposition to the CNDD-FDD dictatorship.